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Lot 167
A COLLECTION OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS To include: tracheotomy tubes, including seven silver coloured examples, examples by Downs Bros; a silver spoon by W. H. Haseler Ltd ., Birmingham 1923, 8cm (3in) long; a pair of white metal scissors and other surgical tools Together with a cased pair of oval white metal and paste buckles, 7cm (2 3/4in) long 119g (3.8 oz) gross weighable Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 40
Hottot (Robert, 1884-1939). French explorer and collector. An original illustrated manuscript diary by Hottot of his expedition in association with the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, along the Congo River to Lake Chad, 1908-1909, mostly written in diary form in 13 fascicules, beginning 12 March [1908] and ending 30 January [1909], written in blue ink in a neat hand in French on rectos and versos of ruled leaves with 38 lines to a page, including 9 pen and ink maps and plans plus approximately 80 vignette sketches of ethnographical interest, plus tools and artefacts, a few with watercolour, 6 letters to Hottot, also in French, bound in, along with a real photo postcard and a photograph of a group of men and women (possibly not related to the expedition), a total of approximately 314 pages, occasional spotting and soiling, some heavier staining to leaves of the second and third fascicules not affecting legibility or strength of paper, some fascicules with original wrappers with inscription in Hottot's hand, a few near-contemporary marginal repairs to wrappers, the collection bound chronologically with an undated thirteenth fascicule at end in contemporary plain brown morocco, slightly scuffed, 225 x 175 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:An important original account of some 70,000-100,000 words that includes scientific and ethnographic observations, details of hunting and animals, vocabulary notes in the diary account of the expedition.The French explorer and collector Robert Hottot made several long expeditions through Africa and the Far East during his twenties. This Congo expedition was his third one made to central Africa and had on this occasion the endorsement of the French government. The expedition's aim was the exploration of the Kanem region east of Lake Chad, an area largely uncharted by Africa's colonial powers up to that time. The expedition lasted nearly fourteen months and its members faced difficult conditions and hostile threats as they travelled overland and by river from Brazzaville to Lake Chad, some two thousand kilometres through what is now the People's Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Chad. Hottot was accompanied by three other men on the expedition: Albert Guinard who returned home after falling ill shortly after the expedition began; Léon Poutrin who acted as doctor and later published several contributions to African ethnography; and Georges Barbat who did not survive the expedition.A large collection of photographs, equipment and documents (including diaries kept by Robert Hottot from 4 June 1906 to 2 March 1908) relating to the expedition was donated to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, in 1994. Objects collected by Hottot are also held by the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, the British Museum, London, and the Natural History Museum, London. This diary has been in private hands in England for over fifty years.
Lot 129
BINDING - IRELAND, CIVIL AND MILITARY PAYMENTS'An Establishment or List Containing all the Payments to be made for Civill Affairs from the day of... One Thousand Sixhundred ninety', 60pp., written in dark brown ink in a neat clerical hand, ruled in red throughout, contemporary black goatskin, sides with ornate outer borders enclosing central panel with elaborate centre- and corner-pieces, acorn tools etc., gilt panelled spine with raised bands, g.e., 12mo, 1690 (2)Footnotes:These original volumes relate to Thomas, Lord Coningsby's service as joint-Receiver and Paymaster-General for King William's army during the campaign in Ireland in 1689-90. Coningsby remained thereafter as one of the Lords Justice of Ireland, and framed the Treaty of Limerick (1691).With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this Lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 130
BINDING - IRELAND, CIVIL AND MILITARY ACCOUNTS'An Establishment for Irleand. Commencing ye 24th June for Civil Affaires and 1st July for Military 1702', manuscript in ink, written in a neat secretarial hand, in 4 sections comprising 53pp., 32pp., 18pp. and 6pp. respectively, ruled in red throughout, first 2 sections written vertically, general title-page in pen and wash with fine armorial border, bound in elaborate contemporary dark blue morocco gilt, sides with outer border of repeated acorn tools and large centre panel filled with tulip and other floral decoration, and a large centrepiece with larger acorn tools at corners, gilt panelled spine with acorn and other floral tools and raised bands, some wear to extremities and lower cover, small 8vo, 1702--'The Regulation of the weekly subsistance for ye forces in Ireland... William R.', 114pp. (a few blank), mostly written in a similar neat hand, ruled in red throughout, contemporary red panelled morocco gilt, gilt panelled spine, worn with 2 holes in upper cover, 1690 (2)Footnotes:The first is an attractive volume listing payments relating to Irish and West Indian affairs under the reign of Queen Ann, prepared under the direction of Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, the first two sections being headed 'Signed Ann R.' and several pages in the first three sections ending with 'By Her Majestie's Command Godolphin' or similar. The third section, written in a different hand, is headed 'Regulation of the Pay for the Three Regiments in the West Indies according to the Establishment./ Anne R...', and lists payments made 'out of ye revenue of Ireland'. The last section, again in another hand, lists 'An Estimate of the Yearly Change of Salaryes for Looking after ye Barracks.. [in Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Conaught]'.These original volumes relate to Thomas, Lord Coningsby's service as joint-Receiver and Paymaster-General for King William's army during the campaign in Ireland in 1689-90. Coningsby remained thereafter as one of the Lords Justice of Ireland, and framed the Treaty of Limerick (1691).With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this Lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 132
BINDING - NAVAL & MILITARY'An Establishment of the Numbers of Men & of ye Numbers & Natures of the Guns Fitt to be Made & Confirmed upon Every of his Ma:ts Ships according to the Opinion of the Principall Officers & Com:rs of the Navy, Humbly Presented by them to ye Lords Com:rs for Executing ye Office of Lord High Admirall', 17pp., with tables detailing the navy's ships, their dimensions, numbers of men (either 'Abroad', 'At Home' or during 'Peace'), numbers and types of guns, weights of ordnance, and when, where and by whom the ships were built, [c.1680]; 'An Establishment of all our Guards Garrisons & Land Forces of this our Kingdome of England in our Pay & Enterteynment to Commence ye. 7.th of March 1673/4', providing a breakdown of the daily, monthly and annual payments and allowances to be made by the 'Paymaster Gennerall' to the officers, men and officials of the various army garrisons in the country, 26pp., [c.1676], 2 parts in 1 vol., manuscript in ink, written in a neat clerical hand, ruled in red, with two stiff erasable WRITING TABLES and other blank leaves at end, FINELY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY BLACK MOROCCO GILT, possibly by William Cox, the sides richly tooled with floral and wavy line borders enclosing tulips and other floral tools together with elaborate central panel comprising 4 corner-pieces and centrepiece composed of interweaving drawer-handle tools, and incorporating 5 'ship' shapes (one at centre, 4 emanating from panel), gilt panelled spine with 6 floral pattern compartments, raised bands, turn-ins gilt, g.e., tall oblong 8vo (125 x 210mm.), [c.1676-1680]Footnotes:A FINE RESTORATION BINDING CONTAINING A VALUABLE RECORD OF NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCES. This attractive volume is divided into naval and land sections, and was presumably produced for an unnamed high-ranking official. The naval content would have proved invaluable to Samuel Pepys at a time of a great expansion in the number of ships. Having resigned as Secretary of the Admiralty in 1679, and survived his imprisonment in the Tower on trumped up charges of treason, Pepys was seeking to rebuild his reputation and re-establish himself in the Navy. Two years after the latest date found in the present volume (1682), he returned from an official voyage to Tangier and was appointed King's Secretary for the affairs of the Admiralty.The first ship listed in the volume is the famous Sovereign of the Seas, renamed Royal Sovereign by Charles II following her rebuild at Chatham in 1660 as a first-rate ship of the line. Here we find confirmation that she was built at Woolwich in 1637 by 'Capt. Pett'son' [Peter Pett, Master Shipwright, son of the King's Master Shipwright Captain Phineas Pett], and that she had 815 men and 100 guns when 'At home', 710 and 90 respectively when 'Abroad', and 605 and 90 when at 'Peace'.Pepys is known to have owned several fine bindings produced by the Naval Binder, to whose work our binding bears strong similarities, and this is possibly the work of a successor, also attached to the Admiralty (H.M. Nixon, English Restoration Bindings, 1974, p.37). The style also bears some similarities to a 1684 William Cox binding described and illustrated by Mirjam Foot in Studies in the History of Bookbinding (no 27, p.202-3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 133
BINDING - NAVAL & MILITARY GRANTS & ACCOUNTS'A Particular of ye Ayds Granted in Each yeare from the 5th November 1688 unto the... 16th day of April 1697. Also a Computation of what was Intended for the Army & an Exact Account of what was Granted for ye Navy... With... Receipts & Issues of the Publick Revenue, Taxes & Loans... Severall Estimates and Observations Relating to the War', manuscript in black ink, 60pp. plus 'Table of Contents', written in an attractive cursive hand, ruled in red, some blank leaves at each end, FINELY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO, covers richly tooled with outer roll-tool border enclosing various floral tools and sprays emanating from urns, dots and 12 small deer tools around a large composite central panel in 8 sections filled with closely entwined leafy tendrils and small flower heads, spine gilt in 7 compartments with repeated floral tool and raised bands, turn-ins gilt, g.e., large 8vo, [c.1697]Footnotes:FINELY BOUND NAVAL AND MILITARY ACCOUNT BOOK.These original volumes relate to Thomas, Lord Coningsby's service as joint-Receiver and Paymaster-General for King William's army during the campaign in Ireland in 1689-90. Coningsby remained thereafter as one of the Lords Justice of Ireland, and framed the Treaty of Limerick (1691).With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.For three similar red goatskin bindings with the same stag tool, see the British Library Database of Bookbindings, which includes two naval volumes by Josiah Burchett (shelf marks 195a4 and 195a8), and a 1693 work by Jeremy Taylor (Davis 79).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 155
GENTIL (FRANCIS)Le jardinier solitaire. The Solitary or Carthusian Gardner being Dialogues between a Gentleman and a Gard'ner... Also the Compleat Florist: or, the Universal Culture of Flowers, Trees and Shrubs, 2 parts in 1 vol., 21 engraved plates (one folding, slight loss at outer edge), woodcut illustrations of gardening tools, page 191/2 loose, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, red morocco spine label, spine cracked, Benjamin Tooke, 1706; The Retir'd Gardener... with Several Additions Proper for our English Culture, by George London and Henry Wise. The Second Edition Revis'd: now Publish'd in one volume, by Joseph Carpenter, 2 vol., engraved frontispieces and 19 plates (of ?22, 2 folding including large plan of M. Tallard's Garden), near uniform contemporary panelled calf, spines gilt with red and brown morocco labels, rubbed, Jacob Tonson, 1706, 8vo (3)Footnotes:Translations of Le Jardinier Solitaire by Francois Gentil, and Le Jardinier Fleuriste et Historiographe by Louis Liger. The two English translators of the second work were both important gardeners in their own right. Wise worked for Queen Anne as 'master gardener', and London advised during visits to estates such as Longleat, Chatsworth, and Castle Howard as joint owners of Brompton Park, one of the most celebrated nurseries of the time. Highly recommended by John Evelyn, Brompton supplied specimen trees and plants to many of the large estates.Pinned to the front free endpaper of volume 1 of The Retir'd Gardener is a manuscript list headed 'Cattalogue of Peach toddy'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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